24 July 2010

Nga Manu Bird Sanctuary


Wood pigeon- eats logs for breakfast

My best Trang impression ever!

Pirate Matt and his bird. Arrrrrgh!


We learned that you should NOT eat eel. They are very endangered and overfished. They live 30ish years and only reproduce once in their life. They swim from NZ to Samoa to meet up and lay eggs. Pictured is eel feeding time - they keep them full so they don't eat the ducklings. The eel in the picture is munching on a chicken leg.


When I get cold I let Kosette roam and she always finds the sun - a true Phoenix girl!

We spent a Sunday exploring the Kapiti coast north and west of Wellington. We stopped off for some great fish and chips then went on to the Nga Manu Bird Sanctuary. NZ is known for it's large variety of birds - for a long time there were no natural predators. The sanctuary was full of ducks and geese roaming around and had special aviaries with different parrots and wood pigeons. The tui, which we didn't get a picture of, has a very distinct song that sounds suspiciously similar to R2D2.

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